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President Trump is expected to name FBI Director Kash Patel as the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.

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Lachelle “Shelly” Jeannine Waite was 18 years old when her older sister, Annette, found her dead in their family home in 1986. After nearly four decades, police in Phoenix, Arizona, have finally arrested a suspect.

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Federal workers received an email Saturday afternoon asking them to list their accomplishments from the past week or resign - the latest development in the Trump administration's efforts targeting the federal workforce

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Israel says it is delaying the expected release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners until Hamas guarantees its next hostage release free of "humiliating ceremonies":

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Billionaire Elon Musk issued an ultimatum to federal employees Saturday, saying in a post on his social media platform X that employees must respond to an email justifying the work they completed this week or resign.

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Federal workers began receiving emails Saturday asking them to explain what work they did last week, as Elon Musk announced that “failure to respond will be taken as a resignation.”

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Luigi Mangione's lawyer has argued that her client was being treated differently to other defendants He is accused of of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson - he has pleaded not guilty to the New York charges

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USA to be Empire of America

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Trump spews shit every day.

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Hunter Schafer has said a new US passport lists her as male, despite selecting female when she filled out the paperwork following President Trump's executive order recognising only two sexes and declaring they cannot be changed.

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This is an amateur level squad.

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The Russian military is sending wounded troops on crutches back to the frontlines to fight, and redeploying soldiers with significant injuries to combat roles, as it struggles with growing manpower issues, according to videos and testimony obtained by CNN:

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This team is completely hopeless, it's dead.

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Anyone who still doubts that Trump is a dictator is either a fool, complicit, or content with being subjugated.

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In an unprecedented purge of the military’s senior leadership, President Donald Trump fired the top US general just moments before his defense secretary fired the chief of the US Navy and the vice chief of the Air Force.

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The Los Angeles district attorney has urged a judge to deny the Menendez brothers' request for a new trial, saying he will address a separate resentencing request in the coming weeks.

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BREAKING: President Trump announced Friday night that he had fired Gen. C.Q. Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and plans to replace him with Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine. As chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Brown served as the president's top military adviser.

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For several days, San Jose has been conducting a blitz to clear homeless encampments.

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President Donald Trump is taking steps to eliminate the Department of Education. The more than 42 million federal student loan borrowers who currently owe a debt to ED could find themselves in administrative turmoil.

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The Trump administration is cutting over 6,000 IRS jobs in the middle of tax season

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The Supreme Court dashed Donald Trump's plan to immediately fire the head of an independent agency that investigates whistleblower claims, allowing Hampton Dellinger to remain in the job through at least the middle of next week.

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BREAKING: Supreme Court maintains pause on Trump's bid to fire the head of a watchdog agency in the administration's first case to reach the high court.

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A federal judge moved to "dissolve" a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump administration from hollowing out the U.S. Agency for International Development, paving the way for the administration to pursue its plan to place thousands of foreign aid employees on administrative leave.

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The FBI ordered the transfer of 1,500 staffers out of its Washington headquarters, two sources familiar with the orders told Reuters

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Tax filing season is upon us, but some are worried it may take longer to get their refunds this year. Here's what to know:

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Enrique Tarrio, who was pardoned by President Donald Trump for his role in the 6 January 2021 riot at the Capitol, was arrested not long after holding a news conference on Friday

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The Associated Press sues Trump administration officials after the news outlet was banned from some White House events.

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The IRS signed a deal with a key aide to tech billionaire Elon Musk, limiting his access to data and preventing him from viewing information on individual taxpayers, according to an agreement seen by Reuters

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Measles outbreak in Texas nears 100 cases.

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January median home prices in the Bay Area saw a slight increase from the same period a year ago, but some counties in the region saw a decline, according to the latest data.

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According to the season's temperature outlook, much of the U.S. is forecast to see warmer-than-average temperatures this spring. Take a look:

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Some House lawmakers are raising “deep alarm” over DOGE’s interactions with NASA and potential conflicts of interest in a new letter released Friday.

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A man has been found guilty of attempted murder over the stabbing of author Sir Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage

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As of today, February 21, 2025, people in the UK won't be able to use Apple iCloud's advanced end-to-end encryption protection.

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Data posted to the DOGE website detailing headcount and total wages for the National Reconnaissance Office is not classified, but was 'not intended for public release,' an agency spokesperson told Reuters

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The big speaker on the first day of the Conservative Political Action Conference was supposed to be Steve Bannon. But Thursday morning, the organizers had an even bigger speaker: Elon Musk, who has been ripping apart the federal government in his powerful White House role.

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The nation's chief law enforcement official thought it'd be a good idea to attend CPAC and record a podcast with Sen. Ted Cruz. It was a partisan mess, Steve Benen writes.

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Apple is taking the unprecedented step of removing its highest level data security tool from customers in the UK, after the government demanded access to user data

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Inflation is picking up again and President Donald Trump said this week it’s all his predecessor’s fault. But no matter who Trump blames for inflation, America’s economic mood is now souring — and Trump is getting the heat for it.

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The US government's foreign aid freeze has upended the supply chain for medical products crucial for fighting diseases including HIV and malaria in some of the world's poorest countries, and life-threatening gaps could persist for months, according to two sources

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Coinbase announced Friday that the Securities and Exchange Commission has agreed to drop its enforcement case against the company, pending the approval of its commissioner.

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A notorious gang leader has died after he was shot inside a courthouse in Sri Lanka by a gunman disguised as a lawyer, say police

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Federal workers responsible for America's nuclear weapons, scientists trying to fight a worsening outbreak of bird flu, and officials responsible for supplying electricity are among those who have been accidentally fired in President Donald Trump's rush to lay off tens of thousands of workers

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😍 WOW 😍 The Champions League last-16 draw has been made... and it did NOT disappoint 🔥

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A small town in northeastern Thailand celebrated late into the night at a homecoming for two Thai hostages released from Gaza under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal.

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Arab leaders are set to meet in Saudi Arabia on Friday for the first time to formulate a response to US President Donald Trump’s plan for the US to take ownership of Gaza, expel its Palestinian population and turn it into a Middle Eastern “Riviera.”

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